Trading Luis Garcia Jr would be a risky Yankees shortcut

The Yankees finally found another productive bat at first base. Trading him a few months later might help straighten out the lineup, but I’d want a lot more than a tidier depth chart in return. Joel Sherman raised the possibility of moving Luis Garcia Jr. in his Tuesday New York Post offseason column . His argument centers on Ben Rice’s ability to handle first base and the club’s need for flexibility. It’s a proposal, not a report that New York is shopping Garcia or has an offer. There is a reasonable baseball case for it.